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Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Citi x Zomato Food Run with The Bistro Group of Restaurants

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August 9 and 10, 2016 is going to be another gastronomic adventure as we get to attend the Citi x Zomato Food Run with The Bistro Group of restaurants as their way of promoting the Citi promotional offer of 30% on all appetizers and salads. No minimum. Valid daily until September 15, 2016 for all Citibank cardholders.

We will be visiting 12 restaurants (6 per day) to try out their appetizers on a half-day food run within Uptown Mall and High Street of Bonifacio Global City (BGC), Taguig city on the first day, and Greenbelt, Makati city and Mall of Asia Complex, Pasay city on the 2nd day.

Here's the list of restaurants we are going to visit for two days:

1st Day (August 9, 2016):

Uptown Mall

Italianni's

Texas Roadhouse
Moe's
Watami
Buffalo Wild Wings

BGC High Street
Village Tavern

2nd Day (August 10, 2016):
Greenbelt

Krazy Garlic
Tonkatsu by Terazawa

Mall of Asia
Fish & Co
Bulgogi Brothers
Modern Shanghai
TGI Friday's

Wazzup Pilipinas!

About 16 million people in the Philippines, according to published report, still do not have access to electricity, forming part of the 130 million in Southeast Asia who still live in the dark.

Indeed when we talk about poverty, most are focused solely on financial poverty but staggering numbers show that it is also in the barest necessity like electricity that people continue to be deprived of. Having identified such an issue, the pressing question lies in how are we solving it?

With a growing interest in battling climate change, it has been imperative for many impact-minded organizations to stand together to do its share in promoting energy entrepreneurship.

Eradicating Energy Poverty

With the aligned vision to educate, encourage and empower energy entrepreneurship in the country, Impact Hub Manila, World Wide Fund for Nature Philippines (WWF-Philippines) and Peace and Equity Foundation (PEF) have collaborated to search for ideas on sustainable energy solutions through the the Impact Hub Fellowship Program on Sustainable Energy Solutions.

After an application period of 5 weeks, 16 teams were pre-selected by the experts from Impact Hub Manila, PEF and WWF through a gruelling deliberation on July 28, 2016. The chosen entreprenuers were then given the opportunity to pitch before a jury panel. These judges awarded the 6 to 8 teams and gave them the opportunity to be part of the Cohort Phase.

Wazzup Pilipinas!

Globe Telecom is the country’s first telecommunications company to provide free Wi-Fi services in all 20 LRT stations as part of its commitment to address growing customer demand for constant connectivity. The agreement is expected to benefit around 400,000 passengers daily.

Under an agreement signed by Globe and the Light Rail Manila Corp. (LRMC), the concessionaire of the Light Rail Transit System-Line 1 (LRT1), the telecommunications provider agreed to provide Wi-Fi services that will be accessible to LRT1 passengers and employees, said Joel Agustin, Globe Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group.

According to Agustin, Globe will also provide fiber optic cable system that will extend the length of the entire LRT 1 and cover all LRT stations and LRMC’s depot in Pasay City. In addition, the telco provider will also enhance its wireless infrastructure by deploying cell sites in each of the LRT stations. “Globe will also deploy the new LTE700/1800/2600 MHz spectrum to provide adequate capacity to handle the massive mobile traffic volume at these stations,” he said. Globe recently gained access to the 700 MHz band and acquired additional allocation in the 1800 MHz and 2600 MHz frequencies following its recent joint buyout of San Miguel’s telco assets.

“As the purveyor of the Filipino digital lifestyle, we, at Globe, recognize customer demand for constant connectivity even as they are on the go. We are confident that the deployment of free Wi-Fi services in all LRT stations will bring better communication or even improve work productivity for our customers,” Agustin stressed.

He explained that deployment of fiber optic cables and enhancement of the company’s wireless infrastructure along LRT 1 would improve mobile coverage and enhance network capacities. Once completed, this is expected to improve customer experience not only of customers riding LRT 1 but also those plying the Taft Ave. and Rizal Ave route.

In early June, Globe also signed a similar agreement to provide free Wi-Fi connectivity in all 13 MRT stations along EDSA. Globe has set aside for 2016 a capital expenditure of $750 million, bulk of which will be used to boost data capacity and expand network reach. In line with its vision of ushering in a digital nation, the network build will also increase the capacity of its network for both mobile and wire lines using different technologies including 3G, LTE and Wi-Fi.

*Photo caption: From left are Globe Senior Vice President for Program Governance, Network Technical Group Joel Agustin; PHAR Managing Director-Asia Prem Bhatia; Globe President & CEO Ernest Cu; LRMC & President Jesus Francisco; and LRMC Business Development Head Janet Bautista.